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Hemoconcentration
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: haemoconcentration
Overview
Overview
Hemoconcentration is defined an increase in the relative number of red blood cells in a unit volume of plasma resulting from either a decrease in plasma volume (due to dehydration for instance) or increased production of erythrocytes (due to polycythemia vera for instance).
References
References
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